Helen Hayes Award winner Will Gartshore returns to our stage with this fun and fractured songbook of contemporary Broadway, well-known standards, and pop/rock. With reinforcement from Christopher Wingert on piano and Joan Singer on violin, Will scales the musical heights of Sondheim, Porter, and Jason Robert Brown while stitching together pop-flavored fragments of Coldplay, Neil Young, and Stevie Nicks.

The Washington Blade calls the show “smoldering and eclectic” with “sturdy, shimmery vocals, tight pacing and well-chosen material that, with help from the sparse, somewhat unorthodox instrumentation, Gartshore manages to bring new perspective to.” It’s enough to make you fall to pieces.

Inspired by the classic tale The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein,The Gift tells the story of a boy and a tree, and the intricate relationship that develops throughout the boy's lifespan. Through the passing of time, their friendship naturally ebbs & flows, finally resting in a moment of mutual appreciation. The Kelly Mayfield Dance Company blends dance and theatre to bring this magical story to life.

Bring your friends and family for the search to discover the ultimate gift…unconditional love.

The Silver Spring Series is funded in part by a three-year grant from the Weissberg Foundation

The 2012 Sarah Play

The 10th Anniversary production of The Sarah Metzger Memorial PlayThe GiverBy Eric CobleAdapted from the novel by Lois LowryMarch 23 - April 1

Round House Theatre Silver Spring

Jonas' world is perfect. Everything is under control and safe. There is no war or fear or pain. There are also no choices. Every person is assigned a role in the community. But when Jonas turns 12, he is chosen for special training from The Giver - to receive and keep the memories of the community. The Giver is the only person who holds the memories of real pain and real joy. Now Jonas will learn the truth about life - and the hypocrisy of his utopian world. Discover what it means to grow up, to grow wise, and to take control of your own destiny.

Celebrating the memory of Sarah Emily Metzger,The Sarah Play provides high school students the guidance and resources to mount a production at RHT under the mentorship of professional theatre artists and practitioners. It’s the country’s only theatrical production, offered as part of a regional theatre’s regular programming, that’s directed, designed, stage managed, and performed entirely by high school students.

The Sarah Play is made possible in part by The Sarah Metzger Memorial Fund, Jeffrey and Carolyn Leonard, The William S. Abell Foundation, and The Community Fund for the National Capital Region.

George is a brilliant linguist who’s consumed with preserving and documenting dying languages. At home, though, he can’t find the words to preserve his disintegrating marriage. His archival assistant is mute with adoration for him; and his newest subjects, an elderly couple who are the last speakers of an obscure language, refuse to utter a word to one another. This magically inventive comedy asks whether love is a universal language or, like Esperanto, just a well-intentioned dream.

Desperate to reach his long-lost son, an aging father turns to a sorcerer for insight. As the sorcerer conjures three episodes from the young man's life, his father is led deep into a maze of romance, intrigue, conspiracy, and murder. But how much of it is true? In this witty and passionate adaptation, Tony Kushner weaves illusion with truth - and theatre with real life.

Days Off at Round House: Bring the kids for a day of fun on Mar. 30 when Montgomery County Schools are closed. Programming in visual arts, drama, & storytelling for Grades K - 6. $85 per day. Pre-registration required.

Spring Break: Exercise the imaginations of students in Grades K - 6 during Spring Break through theatre and visual arts. Apr. 2 - 6 and Mon., Apr. 9 from 9am to 4pm. Sign up per day or for the entire week. Before and After Care available.